
Hosts: Ruth Gumbau, TV host, News Anchor, MC and events moderator, Speaker & Media Training. Journalist at Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals
Adam Martín, Freelance Journalist and Writer
08:30 h ACCREDITATIONS AND WELCOME
Reception of participants and initial networking
09:30 h INSTITUTIONAL OVERVIEW
Eva Díaz, CEO and Founder of the STEM Women Congress
Dra. Lisa Hehenberger, Director of the Esade Center for Social Impact and Professor of Strategy and General Management at Esade
M. Eugènia Gay, Presidència, Relacions Internacionals, Educació, Salut, Drets Humans i Cicles de Vida – Ajuntament de Barcelona
Sònia Guerra, Presidenta de l’Institut Català de les Dones i Secretària General del Departament d’Igualtat i Feminismes – Generalitat de Catalunya
10:15 h TALK 1: Planos, robots y visión femenina, así se construye hoy
Ruth Quindós, Incubations Global Marketing Lead at HP
10:30 h TALK 2: Bound by the ocean: from cetaceans to connections
Viridiana Jiménez-Moratalla, Communications Advisor at Réseau Québec Maritime
10:45 h TALK 3: FetaLife, a fetal liquid incubator for extreme preterm babies
Elisenda Bonet, CEO & Co-founder of fetaLife Technologies S.L.
11:00 h COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
11:45 h TALK 4: Mujeres que mueven el ferrocarril
Yaiza Lafuente, Project Manager at Captrain Spain
Ares Fusté, Director of Railway Safety at Captrain Spain
Lorena Zapico, Driver at Captrain Spain
12:00 h STEM SOCIAL PROJECTS
Fundació Esclerosi Múltiple:
Eva Navarro, Director of the Socio-Labor and Business Intermediation Department
Eva Escolano, Coordinator of guidance and job training
Topo: Laia Ibáñez, Graphic designer
Projecte la Llavor de Guissona: Laura Toset Gassó, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at BonÀrea
12:20 h PANEL: ETHICS COURTROOM NAVIGATING INNOVATION RESPONSIBLY
Moderator: TBC
Team A: María Jesús Puerta, Natural Resources and Energy Engineer – National Aeronautics and Space Administration International Winner – NASA Lunar Recycle Challenge (Phase 1 – Digital Twin) Team ESPERANZA
Serena Pérez, Principal Account Cloud Engineer & Oracle Women Leader in Barcelona
María Gaviño, Privacy Manager at Volkswagen Group España
Jordina Torrents, Senior AI Manager and Principal AI Architect at HP
Team B: Belén Jódar, Director of Operations at Xalok – Hiberus Media Labs
David Sancha, CEO of Xalok – Hiberus Media Labs
Álex Figueras, Telecommunications Engineering Student at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Ariadna Morancho, AI Governance & Data Project Manager at Volkswagen Group España
Nùria Agell, Professor, Department of Data, Analytics, Technology and Artificial Intelligence at Esade, Full Professor at URL, and Researcher at the Esade D3 Institute for Data-Driven Decisions.
Jury: Natalia Olson-Urtecho, Growth Advisor in HumanIT and Advisor at Rapid Scale VC, Plug and Play, Repscan and IDEDED
Ana Diez de la Fuente, CEO International Hubs in Spain & Group Head of Technology Hubs at Zurich Technology Delivery Center Barcelona
Anna Jiménez, Transformation & culture Director at GFT
The public votes ONLINE
13:00 h TALK 5: The Resilience Paradox: How Your Brain Decides When to Persevere or Walk Away
Katharine D’Amico, PhD, Professor of the Practice in Applied Neuroscience CEO President The Swala Institute / Swala Ventures – Applied Neuroscience, Communication, Leadership& Strategy for Business
13:15 h FISHBOWL CONVERSATION: GENDER EQUITY IN STEM: TRANSFORMING COMPANIES FOR AN INCLUSIVE FUTURE
Moderator: Adam Martín, Freelance Journalist and Writer
Ana Carolina Oliveira, Senior Director International Inclusion & Talent Officer at ADP
Leticia Palacios Berezo, Global Head of Talent & Culture at Abertis
Clàudia Peiró i Vidal, R&D Firmware Engineer at HP
Aurora Bazaga, Mobile Director at CaixaBank Tech
Lara Carreter, Head of Barcelona Hub at Sanofi
Nuria Blasco, Managing Director at Tepsa Iberia
Topics: attraction and values; career and growth; and culture and work-life balance
13:50 h PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD TO THE WINNERS OF THE PANEL: ETHICS COURTROOM
Anna Cejudo, Co-CEO and Co-founder at Founderz
14:00 h NETWORKING LUNCH
15:00 h STEM WOMEN INDEX
Eva Navarro Martín, Marketing Manager at Logitech
Elsa Giménez, Founder & CEO of KitCo
Ana Miguel, Mining engineer, Planning engineer at SENER- Member of STEM Women Association
15:15 h STEM MEN: THE PRIVILEGE OF THE INVISIBILITY
Moderator: Mar Porras, president of the STEM Women Association
Moderator: Natalie Akierman, Medical & Double Engineering Student (Electrical Telecommunications & Computer Engineering) at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Joan Pérez Pericot, VP and General Manager of HP
Ian Blanes, Dean of the School of Engineering at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Sergio López, Founder and CEO at hiberus
15:45 h TALK 6: Futuro de la IA en Técnicas de Reproducción asistida
Dra. Marta Colodrón, Gynecologist specialist in Assisted Reproduction at the Barcelona IVF Clinic
16:00 h CIBERSECURITY: LIVE CYBER DRILL
Moderator: Vanesa Daza, Associate Professor at Pompeu Fabra University, Vice-rector for Knowledge Transfer
Maria Viader, CISO & DPO & Head of IT Governance at Volkswagen Group España
Laura Caballero, Directora de l’Agència de Ciberseguretat de Catalunya – Generalitat de Catalunya
Selva Orejón, Professor of Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity Experts at the University of Deusto & CEO of OnbrandinG
16:30 h STEM AWARDS
Reader of the accord: Carol Romay, Global President of STEM Volunteers / Consultant
STEM Teacher Award
Jury: Patricia Acebes, researcher, economist, specialist in blockchain and Artificial Intelligence.
María José Lodeiros, SAP BTP Manager at Minsait
Eva Blanco, Freelance consultant and senior advisor on topics such as Employee Experience, Internal Communication, Business Culture, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Mercedes López, Professor at Institut de la Gastronomia de Barcelona
STEM Woman Award
Jury: Joana Barbany, Technology Business Development Director at Michael Page
Beth Camprubí, CEO, Business Coach & Product Manager of BECE Consulting & Language Services, SL
Almudena Castillo, Professor at Impact Hub Barcelona
Marta Alamany, Director of Hotel Catalonia Magdalenes, Catalonia Hotels & Resorts
17:00 h GLOBAL STEM CONNECTION – SWAR VIDEO
Opening of new chapters: México & Perú
Delivery of the “Escalera STEM”:
Karra-Lee Gerrits, Cónsul & Trade Commissioner de Canadá en Barcelona
Eva Díaz, CEO and founder of STEM WOMEN CONGRESS
México: Nancy Márquez, President of the México Chapter
Alfonso Navarro, Cónsul Delegate of Mexico in Barcelona
Perú: Geraldine Collado, Vice President of the Perú Chapter
Luis Pablo Salamanca, Cónsul General of Perú in Barcelona
17:10 h HACKATHON DANONE – PRESENTATION OF THE 5 FINALIST TEAMS
Jury: Noelia García, Global HR Business Partner & DEI Manager at Danone
Shrya Gupta, Global AI Strategy Lead at Danone
Núria Puigvert, Head of DataPowerHouse & SN Digital & Data Transformation at Danone
Elena Vilella, R&I Senior Design Manager Iberia at Danone
18:00 h CLOSING & STEM PARTY
Jessica Breitenfeld, Adaptability Practitioner, Event host Social Alchemist, Creative Producer, Communications Specialist & Engage Training
AGENDA HACKATHON DANONE
WELCOME. TO ENJOY BOTH EVENTS, FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS:
09:30 h STEM WOMEN CONGRESS OPENING CEREMONY
Please, attend the SWC opening at CosmoCaixa stage
(SWC room)
10:00 h HACKATHON OPENING CEREMONY
SWC Welcome to Hackathon Participants
Danone Welcome Ceremony
Explanation of the Danone Challenge (Hackathon room)
10:30 h TALK: Idea to Impact: Pitch Strategy
Helena Torras, Investor and Independent advisor
(Hackathon room)
11:00 h COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
This time will be shared with the SWC
(SWC room)
11:45 h LET’S CREATE!
Working Time for Hackathon Participants
(Hackathon room)
14:00 h LUNCH & NETWORKING
This time will be shared with the SWC
(SWC room)
15:00 h WORKING TIME
For Hackathon Participants
(Hackathon room)
16:45 h PRESENTATION RESULTS
Please, attend the presentation of the 5 finalist teams at CosmoCaixa stage
(SWC room)
17:15 – 18:00 h CLOSING CEREMONY AND STEM PARTY
Please remain in the SWC room
(SWC room)
SPEAKERS

Luis Pablo Salamanca

Geraldine Collado

Alfonso Navarro

Nancy Márquez

Karra-Lee Gerrits

Selva Orejón

Laura Caballero

Anna Cejudo

Jessica Breitenfeld

Sònia Guerra López

Beth Camprubí

Mercedes López

Nùria Agell

Lara Carreter

Álex Figueras

María Gaviño

Esteve Almirall

Jordina Torrents

Anna Jiménez

David Sancha

Sergio López

Natalie Akierman Segal

Patricia Acebes

Vanesa Daza

Ian Blanes

Eva Navarro Martín

María Jesús Puerta

Adam Martín

Helena Torras

Aurora Bazaga

Clàudia Peiró i Vidal

Joan Pérez Pericot

Elena Vilella

Núria Puigvert

Shrya Gupta

Noelia García

Laura Toset Gassó

Laia Ibáñez

Eva Escolano

Eva Navarro

Leticia Palacios Berezo

Ana Carolina Oliveira

Lorena Zapico

Ares Fusté

Yaiza Lafuente

Elisenda Bonet-Carne

Ruth Quindós

Viridiana Jimenez-Moratalla Pelhate

Ana Diez de la Fuente

Dra. Marta Colodrón

Ana Miguel

Ariadna Morancho

Katharine d’Amico

Mª José Lodeiros

Marta Alamany

Almudena Castillo

Eva Blanco

Ruth Gumbau

Belén Jódar

Serena Pérez

Maria Eugènia Gay

Maria Viader

Natalia Olson

Nuria Blasco

Elsa Giménez

Joana Barbany

Susanna Cabos

Carol Romay

Mar Porras

Eva Díaz
AWARDS
STEM TEACHER AWARD
The STEM Teacher Award aims to recognise and highlight primary education teachers who have shown outstanding commitment to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. It highlights educators working with learners aged 3 to 16 who have inspired curiosity, creativity, and a passion for STEM disciplines through inclusive, innovative, and engaging teaching practices. These educators play a vital role in nurturing the next generation of problem-solvers, critical thinkers, and innovators.
AIM OF THE AWARD
The STEM Teacher Award aims to recognise and highlight primary and secondary education teachers who have shown outstanding commitment to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. It highlights educators working with learners aged 3 to 16 who have inspired curiosity, creativity, and a passion for STEM disciplines through inclusive, innovative, and engaging teaching practices. These educators play a vital role in nurturing the next generation of problem-solvers, critical thinkers, and innovators.
Call for Applications
The call for applications will be open from Wednesday, 25 Juny 2025 until Monday, 20 October 2025 at 23:59 (CET).
Finalists will be announced on November 7th, 2025, and the winning entry will be revealed live in Barcelona on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, during the STEM Women Congress.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominees must be active or retired teaching staff who currently teach or have taught Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics in primary education institutions.
- Nominees must have at least three years of experience teaching STEM subjects.
- They must demonstrate notable achievements in enhancing student performance and interest in STEM disciplines.
- Special recognition will be given to educators who also promote diversity and inclusion in STEM among underrepresented or minority groups.
- All information provided must be accurate and verifiable.
NOMINATION PROCESS
Who can nominate:
Candidates may be nominated by members of the education community, students, families, or school leadership teams. Nominations must include a short statement justifying why the candidate deserves this recognition.
Evaluation:
A panel of STEM experts will assess applications based on the following criteria:
- Academic achievement
- Pedagogical innovation
- Impact on the educational community
- Student engagement and motivation
Awards and Recognition
The winning teacher will receive a trophy and a certificate in recognition of their dedication and achievements in STEM education in primary schools.
Finalist entries will also be featured at the STEM Women Congress and may be invited to participate in round tables, publications, or outreach campaigns.
Award Ceremony
The winner of the STEM Teacher Award will be announced and honoured at the STEM Women Congress, held in Barcelona on Wednesday, 19 November 2025.
Jury
Patricia Acebes
Eva Blanco
Mª José Lodeiros
Mercedes López
SWC BCN 2024
STEM WOMAN AWARD
The STEM Woman Award aims to recognise the outstanding work of women committed to the fields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
This award honours women who have made significant contributions in their field of expertise and have shown exceptional dedication to promoting gender equality in STEM disciplines.
AIM OF THE AWARD
The STEM Woman Award aims to recognise the outstanding work of women committed to the fields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
This award honours women who have made significant contributions in their field of expertise and have shown exceptional dedication to promoting gender equality in STEM disciplines.
Eligibility
The STEM Woman Award is open to women of all ages working or studying in STEM-related fields.
Candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to advancing gender equality in STEM, whether through professional achievements, outreach activities, or leadership in STEM-related projects.
There are no geographical restrictions; the award is international.
Nomination Process
Nominations may be submitted by third parties or by the candidates themselves.
Each submission must include detailed information on the nominee’s achievements, her STEM involvement, and concrete examples of her impact.
An online nomination form will be available on the official STEM Woman Award website.
Deadlines
The call for nominations will be open from Wednesday, 25th Juny 2025 to Sunday, 14th September 2025 at 23:59 (CET).
Finalists will be announced on Monday, 20 October 2025.
The winner will be selected based on a weighted average of public voting and expert jury evaluation.
Evaluation and Selection
50% Public Vote
The online voting period will run from Monday, 22nd September to Sunday, 12th October 2025 at 23:59.
During this time, anyone can vote for the candidate they consider most deserving.
50% Expert Jury
A jury composed of experts in STEM and gender equality will assess all nominations based on:
- Professional excellence in STEM
- Contribution to the advancement of gender equality
The jury’s decisions are final and not subject to appeal.
Award
The winner will receive an official certificate of recognition, along with the opportunity to promote her work through the STEM Woman Award platform and its networks.
Award Ceremony
The award will be presented at the STEM Women Congress, to be held in Barcelona on Wednesday, 19 November 2025.
Jury
Marta Alamany
Joana Barbany
Beth Camprubí
Almudena Castillo
SWC BCN 2024
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